North Lincolnshire Council Project

10-12-2014

10th December 2014

Wireless network solution provides the link for North Lincolnshire Council

When North Lincolnshire Council commissioned town centre specialists, Videcom Security to install a new public safety CCTV camera system in Winterton, the specification called for the images captured by the cameras to be transmitted without loss, to its central control room 28 Kilometres away in Scunthorpe.

Winterton is a small town with a population of 4,700 people. North Lincolnshire Council decided to fund the installation of the video surveillance system in order to deter and detect anti-social and criminal activity and by doing so, demonstrate its support of the local community and businesses by creating a safe town centre environment. 24/7 monitoring of live video, as well as access to recorded images, was considered to be essential if the video surveillance system was to be effective and it made sense for this to happen at an existing, fully equipped central control room in Scunthorpe.

“Having been responsible for maintaining the Scunthorpe town centre video surveillance system for the past eight years, we were very pleased to have been awarded the contract to provide the complete solution for this project,” said Bill Mead, Executive Director of Videcom Security. “We sourced full HD ONVIF LG fixed cameras and Redvision IP PTZ domes to provide coverage within Winterton Town Centre. Having very successfully worked with Silvernet on other projects, including Scunthorpe and Brigg, we had no hesitation in recommending the installation of MAX 95 and the new high capacity MAX 500 wireless transmission links, both of which are from the SilverNet PRO range, to achieve the objective of high speed IP transmission of video over the required 28 Kilometres.

Videcom Security has installed two new Silvernet MAX 500 links back-to-back, high up on the southern tower of the Humber Bridge, whilst seven pairs of MAX 95 links have been installed to collect the cameras locally at street level, producing a resilient solution with high capacity Backhaul transmission.

“Installing the SilverNet links on the south tower of the Humber Bridge was an interesting challenge, but overall, with careful planning and safety induction, it proved to be an uncomplicated installation process,” said Danny Harsley, Senior Network Engineer for Videcom Security. “The key to success for any project which involves wireless network transmission is to carry out a detailed site survey and work with the manufacturer to calculate the bandwidth requirements. As a result of doing this, we have been able to supply the client with a solution which utilises transmission equipment that is stable and has a huge throughput capacity.

“Silvernet are Videcom’s preferred IP Wireless Partner. They provide us with excellent pro-active pre-sales and installation support, as well as first class training.”

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